{"id":13171,"date":"2019-01-18T22:30:18","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T22:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/?p=13171"},"modified":"2019-01-18T22:43:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T22:43:53","slug":"local-nature-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/local-nature-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Local Nature Reserve (LNR)?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Local Nature Reserve<\/b>\u00a0(LNR<\/b>) is a designation for\u00a0nature reserves\u00a0in Great Britain.\u00a0It is a\u00a0statutory\u00a0designation made under Section 21 \u2013 “Establishment of nature reserves by local authorities” \u2013 of the\u00a0National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949\u00a0by Principal Local Authorities\u00a0(District, Borough or Unitary Councils) in\u00a0England,\u00a0Scotland\u00a0and\u00a0Wales.\u00a0Parish and town councils in England\u00a0have no direct power to designate nature reserves, but they can have the powers to do so delegated to them by their Principal Local Authority using section 101 of the\u00a0Local Government Act 1972.<\/p>\n

They are places with wildlife or geological features that are of special interest locally. They offer people opportunities to study or learn about nature or simply to enjoy it. They range from windswept coastal headlands, ancient woodlands and flower-rich meadows to former inner city railways, long abandoned landfill sites and industrial areas now re-colonised by wildlife. They are an impressive natural resource which makes an important contribution to England’s biodiversity.<\/p>\n

Local Nature Reserves are of local, but not necessarily national, importance. LNRs are almost always owned by Local Planning Authorities, who often pass the management of the Local Nature Reserve onto county\u00a0Wildlife Trusts\u00a0or other local environmental bodies.\u00a0LNRs also often have good public access and facilities. An LNR can also be an\u00a0SSSI, but often is not, or may have other designations (although a Local Nature Reserve cannot also be a\u00a0National Nature Reserve).\u00a0Except where the site is an SSSI, there is no legal necessity to manage an LNR to any set standard, but management agreements often exist.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0Local Nature Reserve may be given protection against damaging operations. It also has certain protection against development on and around it.\u00a0This protection is usually given via the Local Plan, (produced by the Local Planning Authority<\/a>), and often supplemented by local by-laws. However, there is no national legal protection specifically for LNRs.<\/p>\n

There are now over 1,280 LNRs in England, covering almost 40,000 hectares, which range from windswept coastal headlands and ancient woodlands to former inner city railways and long abandoned landfill sites.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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